10 January 1942:Arrives at Tarakan. Conducts mine sweeping and
patrols the peripheral sea area

11 January 1942: Rear Admiral Hirose's Force invades Tarakan, Borneo.

12 January 1942:Karungan, Borneo. Rear Admiral Hirose’s forces are warned that the Dutch coastal artillery battery at the south end of the island may not be aware of the Dutch offer to surrender. Hirose’s force is cautioned that "it would be dangerous to proceed to the Tarakan pier", but the warning is ignored. Six minesweepers enter the bay and are fired on by the Dutch battery. W-14 and W-13 are hit by 4.7 inch shells and sink with most of their crews. In reprisal, the Japanese execute 219 men of the gun crews.